😮 The Northern Lights were visible over the East Midlands last night! This picture was taken by Paul Joels in Colston Bassett who went out to capture star trails and unintentionally captured the Aurora Borealis! See pics from across the UK here:
By Simon KingIn a very rare display, the northern lights were seen as far south as Kent and Cornwall on Sunday night.
An aurora is formed by a solar flare erupting on the Sun, sending charged particles towards Earth which interact with our atmosphere.The most vibrant display was across Scotland and northern England where the aurora was made up of bright greens and deep reds.BBC WEATHER WATCHERS / BRASS IN THE BRAESThe views seen over the Brecon Beacons in south Wales
The charged particles interact with oxygen and nitrogen which then emits green and red colours over our poles. Photographer Gary Pearson, who watched the display from Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk, said: "We had a fantastic showing from the Northern lights last night.
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